Small Business IIA 2.9 SBIIA 2.9 Description Small Business IIA 2.9/default.asp Serving the People of GreaterFredericton and New Maryland Hospice Fredericton is a volunteer-based community program serving the Fredericton - New Maryland area. We believe in a philosophy of people helping people in the community and we do not charge for our services. Our mission is to provide individuals and their families with comfort and support in the face of advanced illness, death and bereavement. Hospice Fredericton is a Program of the Palliative Care Resource Network Inc. (PalNET), a New Brunswick not-for-profit corporation and registered charity. Click on the Donate Now button to make a financial contribution to our work. Small Business IIA 2.9/aboutus.asp The Tree of Life has a heart that connects us all Hospice Fredericton is a community program providingcomfort and supporttoindividuals and families facing advanced illness, death and bereavement. Hospice Fredericton volunteers and staff provide non-medical support,working with our medical partners - Extra-Mural, Family Physicians, the Palliative Care Unit and other hospital and community healthcare teams – to help people to live as well as possible with a disease that has no cure, and to support families to cope with loss Here are some examples of the activities volunteers assist with: reading to a client, or holding a hand, or simply being present staying with a client while family members take a needed break or keep an appointment shopping or doing errands for a client listening helping clients write or tell their life stories cooking, light household chores providing help with makeup, hair and personal care working on crafts or other projects Who is eligible for Hospice Fredericton Services? Any individual or family member coping with terminal illness who wishes to remain at home may request our services. Referrals may be made by: (a) Any health care agency including the Palliative Care Unit, the Oncology Clinic, the Extra-Mural Program, and physicians, with the permission of the individual and/or family; (b) An ill individual and/or family member or caregiver (Call 472-8185). How is Hospice Fredericton funded? Hospice Fredericton services are free. Hospice Fredericton relies primarily on financial support from the community it serves, and from fund-raising events.Donations, personal bequests and memorials are welcome and vital to the success of Hospice Fredericton. ************************** Hospice Fredericton is a Program of the Palliative Care Resource Network Inc. (PalNET), a New Brunswick not-for-profit corporation and registered charity. PalNET is a member of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association. Small Business IIA 2.9/services.asp Hospice Fredericton services are free. Our volunteers provide non-medical support programs and services to people and families facing care-giving challenges when coping with advanced illness, death and bereavement. There are three components to the Hospice Fredericton Program: In Home Support, Grief Support and Care to the CaregiverGrief Support Group We now offer a six week grief support group. This group is open to anyone who has lost a loved one, is non-denominational and is free of charge. If interested, please call our office for further details and to register. Hospice Fredericton volunteers and staff work with our medical partners: Extra-Mural, Family Physicians, the Palliative Care Unit and other Hospital and Community Healthcare Teams – to help people to live as well as possible with a disease that has no cure, and to support families to cope with loss. To access our services, please contact (506) 472-8185